Adventure Design

Emily had hoped for some peace in the wake of the war. A chance to sit down, relax, and come to terms with everything that happened over the last year. But it was not to be. The post-war world is in chaos, with mundane revolutionary factions clashing with magical supremacists, kings fighting to maintain what remains of their power, magitech changing the world, and shadowy forces preparing themselves to take advantage of the coming conflict… all unaware of a growing threat rising from the long-forgotten past.

When S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers that Cap is harboring an extinction-level pathogen hidden in his cells for decades, Cap's greatest fear is realized: Until the virus can be cured, he'll have to go into deep freeze. But he won't be alone. Years ago, Cap's greatest enemy managed the biggest coup of his career when he implanted his mind into a clone of Steve Rogers' body - virus and all. And Red Skull isn't the sacrificial type. Cap will have to put his archnemesis on ice - without exposing the virus.

Twelve-year-old Putney Hicks is on high alert. News has spread about a rare, three-legged sea turtle who successfully dug and laid a nest of eggs, but there’s a problem: the bright lights of a nearby porch could lead the vulnerable babies away from the ocean and into danger. With less than ten days before the eggs hatch, Putney is working around the clock on a brilliant prototype to save the tiny turtles from certain death.

The nightmare of the outbreak is finally over, but Cat’s fight has only just begun. Exhausted, wounded, and reeling from revelations that have shaken her to her core, Cat is at a breaking point. Camped in the woods with Cole and Leoben, she’s working day and night, desperate to find a way to stop Lachlan’s plan to reprogram humanity. But she’s failing - Cat can’t even control her newly regrown panel, and try as she might to ignore them, she keeps seeing glitching visions from her past everywhere she turns.

Your life is getting the exact results it's designed to get. To change your life, you must first change your design. What if you got the exact results you wanted? Sound too good to be true? Your results are simply a reflection of your thinking up until now. The seven steps that make up Higher Life Design will equip you to arrive at your intended destination healthy, wealthy, and happy.

To strengthen her skills, she’ll turn to the scientific method. But can this middle schooler also learn how to mend a broken relationship? Putney Hicks’s worst swimming nightmare has finally come true. After a rough practice leaves her with little confidence, she’s forced to face her biggest fear at the upcoming swim meet — her weakest stroke. But when she finds out she’ll be racing against her former best friend, the pressure skyrockets.

Seventeen-year-old Mireya and her classmates are the youngest people alive on Earth in 2055, kept protected on a military base she's never left. She's never wanted to leave, never questioned why she's been content to stay there her whole life—until she runs into Heath. Actually, he bumped into her with his Gideon Corp delivery van. She's not hurt, but she is baffled.

Twelve-year-old Putney Hicks is gearing up for her school's cardboard-boat regatta, but excitement soars when she rescues a neighbor's dog from a rip current. Disaster looms as team draws pit her against her arch-rival, Sue. As tensions rise, Putney must prove her innovative design concept in a pre-race challenge within an alligator-infested lagoon. Armed with her magical tablet and AI companion, Sam, can she stay afloat amidst the chaos?

Sandra Brown, author of more than 40 New York Times best sellers, explores how an ambitious executive - whose lonely personal life clashes with her career success - discovers that the business of love means taking the biggest risks of all.

She has the city brought to its knees, a single death stroke away from victory, but in the same breath, she struggles with her own wavering loyalty. Haunted by the fate of her predecessors, who all turned against the Pale Lady—and nearly succeeded. Time is her enemy. Her elder brother, To'Aacar, has set his plans in motion. The city must be taken, and her treasonous thoughts must be handled soon, or else.

Putney Hicks just wants things to go right for once. As a socially awkward 12-year-old suddenly dropped into an elite STEM school, she’s surrounded by rich kids with more confidence than she can even imagine. Struggling to fit in, Putney can’t see her own potential — but everything changes when she stumbles upon a mysterious tablet with an advanced, talkative AI inside.

Around the World in 80 weeks Pete's dad sailed around the world with his grandparents in the 50-foot sloop still stored next door in their yard. They don't plan to make the trip again and grandpa Langston has agreed to sell her to Mike Dempsey, a businessman and experienced sailor from Anacortes, Washington. Mike needs a three-man crew to sail her and has offered the position of Yeoman to Pete. After a year of restoration and several run-ups Expeditious is ready for the open sea. Join Pete as he sails to the watery part of the world.

Humanity once ruled space, building an empire that stretched across hundreds of stars. Now, Earth is a cold cinder in the void, its colonies and ships annihilated in an instant. The surviving races have huddled in the dying light of those few stations for five thousand years. They've avoided total destruction to eke out their existence in the shadow of the long-dead humans who built their homes. When a piece of that lost legacy resurfaces, the few who still remember humanity have one last opportunity to find the truth and avenge the fallen.

She changed her identity, but terror found her. When Ana Summer was ten years old, her birthday ended in blood. A terrorist attack on her kibbutz in Israel stole her young cousin's life, and her mother's abduction shattered her world. Left behind by her grief-stricken father, Ana was sent across the globe to the remote mountains of West Maui to rebuild her life and distance herself from her past. But some things refuse to stay buried. Decades later, Ana has built a life in Hawaii — safe, isolated, and tightly guarded.

Transform Your Stories. Transform Your Audience. What if your stories could do more than entertain? What if they could immerse, captivate, and inspire profound transformation? Transcending Narratives invites you to explore the powerful intersection of hypnotic techniques and storytelling, crafting performances that resonate across the senses and deeply engage the subconscious. Built on a year of dynamic exploration and insights from leading a hypnotic writers’ group, this guide provides step-by-step strategies to turn linear handwritten narratives into immersive multimodal performances. ...

Why settle for ordinary when you can have a Barndominium—a home that screams "I’m unique, practical, and yes, I know my way around a hammer!" Whether you're a seasoned DIY-er or someone who’s never touched a power drill (no judgment), this book is your trusty sidekick on the adventure of a lifetime.

Sam’s life is far from ordinary. Living in a high-tech world without arms or legs, she has one special room where she can project herself as a 3D hologram, just like the holodeck from Star Trek. In that room, Sam can be whoever she wants to be—free to explore the world in ways her body can't allow. But when her dad surprises her with a tablet that can transport her hologram anywhere, Sam gets the opportunity of a lifetime: her first picnic—a simple dream come true. But things take a sudden, dangerous turn, and Sam finds herself on an unexpected adventure with no way back.

Welcome to the ageless world of the Green Forest, the Smiling Pool, and the Purple Mountains! There, you’ll meet a rabbit named Peter, who one day became so unhappy about his plain-sounding name he decided to change it to Peter Cottontail because he felt it made him sound more important.

As the Kiwi summer draws to a close, a family outing to the beach takes a deadly turn when a lifeless body washes up on shore. Grace is devastated to recognize the victim, Ricky, who worked in her friend’s bakery. But when the supposed drowning victim is rolled over, a shocking truth is revealed—he was murdered. Drawn into finding the murderer of the cheerful baker, Grace picks at the tangled web of secrets that surrounded Ricky.

Learning a new language can be extremely difficult. Especially one that seems so challenging. With its complex grammar rules and strange sounds, it can discourage anyone willing to give the German language a try. On top of that, today’s society has made tight schedules a part of everyone’s lives. Still, there’s no need to worry! In my opinion, the best way to learn any language is by reading or listening to stories. This book offers you exactly that. A modern, structured and fun approach where you can develop your German speaking skill.